Monolithic catalysts for three-phase processes

Structured Catalysts and Reactors

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 355-392

  Cybulski, Andrzej ^a   Albers, Rolf Edvinsson ^b   Moulijn, Jacob A ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Poland)

^b Eka Chemicals AB   (Sweden)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 85056336226     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/9781420028003     Document Type: Chapter

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